Silver
500-300 BCE
Iran
Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Achaemenid Empire, Ancient Iran
Theme
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Subtheme
Persia – Ancient Iran
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Anatolia or Iran
Measurements
25.5 x 14 cm
Accession Number
LNS 1665 M
Description
Great wealth derived from trade, taxation and tribute sustained the refined opulence of the Persian court, expressed in luxury feasting vessels like these. The spectacular horn-shaped rhytons were used for drinking wine at banquets. This rhyton ends in a beautifully observed sitting ibex.
